The Assessment of Emergent Bilinguals : : Supporting English Language Learners / / Kate Mahoney.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Mahoney, Kate,
• MitwirkendeR: Geraci, Laura M.,; Mahoney, Kate,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1. A Decision-Making Process Called PUMI --; 2. History: How Did We Get Here? --; 3. Validity --; 4. Methods --; 5. Content and Language --; 6. Psychometrics --; 7. Accommodations --; 8. Special Education --; 9. Accountability --; Advice for Instructors on Chapter Activities --; Glossary --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781783097272; 9783110663129; 9783110606706
• DOI: 10.21832/9781783097272
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Kate Mahoney.

This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the assessment of students in K-12 schools who use two or more languages in their daily life: English Language Learners (ELLs), or Emergent Bilinguals. The book includes a thorough examination of the policy, history and assessment/measurement issues that educators should understand in order to best advocate for their students. The author presents a decision-making framework called PUMI (Purpose, Use, Method, Instrument) that practitioners can use to better inform assessment decisions for bilingual children. The book will be an invaluable resource in teacher preparation programs, but will also help policy-makers and educators make better decisions to support their students.